10 Awesome Multiplayer Video Games Nobody Played
7. Shadowrun
Inspired by the RPG of the same name, Shadowrun was a 2007 FPS which brought a totally distinct flavour to the genre arena, melding typical fetishistic gunplay with arcane fantasy elements.
The result was a ludicrously entertaining 16-player online kill-fest where players were encouraged to experiment with the platter of available skills and races to see what worked best for them, ensuring that if nothing else, there was nary a dull moment to be found.
The Counter-Strike-inspired buying system forced players to make tough decisions about what to bring to the battlefield, and in many ways it feels like a precursor to some of the more refined hero shooters we see today.
Sadly Shadowrun never became more than a cult fave due to both being locked to the widely-loathed Windows Vista OS and its excessive launch price for the modest - if we're being kind - amount of content on offer.
Yet what Shadowrun offered it offered with personality and gusto, even if being eclipsed by the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mere months later was all but inevitable.